ATTENTION, NOBEL PRIZE JUDGES
An email from Canada:
Now, I enjoy slapping my belly.You know making drum riffs and stuff. I don't know why. Does there have to be a reason? It drives my wife batty, and for some reason, when she does it, it's disgusting.
What I found is that as you slap your way up from the lower belly up to the top of the chest, the tone rises. In fact, it makes a perfect octave.
So, I think it's a pretty safe bet, that thousands of years ago, some guys were sitting around a campfire having fun slapping their bellies. Then Og says " Hey fellas! Listen to this. And he whips off Concerto in C minor or maybe Louie Louie. And they say what's that? And he says " That's music." And they slap their bellies along with Og, and are transported into a realm of bliss they've never known before. Man has found the musical scale.
Guys, I invite you to entertain your wives.
Bernie Nunn
Breckenridge, Quebec
The original rock opera "Tummy" with real rocks.
Posted by: Loudmouth | August 17, 2012 at 09:13 AM
uh, there is less to do in canadia than i thought.
Posted by: queensbee | August 17, 2012 at 09:49 AM
Disney was 69 years ahead of Canada on this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjHrmmFIErY
Posted by: deadstick | August 17, 2012 at 10:09 AM
A little boy walks into his parents' room to see his mom on top of his dad bouncing up and down.
The mom sees her son and quickly dismounts, worried about what her son has seen.
She dresses quickly and goes to find him.
The son sees his mom and asks, 'What were you and Dad doing?'
The mother replies, 'Well, you know your dad has a big tummy and sometimes I have to get on top of it and help flatten it..'
'You're wasting your time,' said the boy.
'Why is that? ' the mom asked puzzled.
'Well when you go shopping the lady next door comes over and gets on her knees and blows it right back up.'
Posted by: belly laugh | August 17, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Having taken piano lessons, "realm of bliss" is not how I would describe the discovery of the musical scale.
Posted by: Cheesewiz | August 17, 2012 at 10:45 AM
How many have now tried this?
All I did was burp.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Posted by: Steve | August 17, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Since there isn't a Nobel for music I'm assuming you mean for literature.
Posted by: eve | August 17, 2012 at 12:00 PM